Inside Broadway Stages | What's Filming

We are thrilled to share updates on the productions that call Broadway Stages home and play a significant role in bolstering New York's film and television industry. This year is shaping up to be a good one for the industry and Broadway Stages, as several productions will be back filming new seasons at our facilities in the coming months. Read on to find out more about what's happening.

"Ripley" Coming to Netflix in April

The highly anticipated small-screen adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 psychological thriller "The Talented Mr. Ripley" is coming to Netflix on April 4. Broadway Stages was ecstatic to help the production titled "Ripley" refilm several important scenes at our facilities to ensure a flawless finished product.

The popular novel has served as the basis for several big screen adaptations, including Anthony Minghella's well-received 1999 film starring Matt Damon as the smooth conman Tom Ripley, Gwyneth Paltrow as the rich American expat Marge Sherwood, and Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, the spoiled yet charismatic son of a shipping magnate.

Andrew Scott, who earned rave reviews in the critically acclaimed film "All of Us Strangers," will portray the title character, while Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn will play his unsuspecting victims. Steven Zaillian, who won an Oscar for writing "Schindler's List" and co-created HBO's gritty Emmy-winning limited series "The Night Of," will write and direct all eight episodes.

While much of the story centers on the characters' time jet setting across Italy, Ripley's story begins in New York, which is where Broadway Stages comes in. We can't wait to see the latest adaptation of Highsmith's novel when all eight episodes of "Ripley" drop on Netflix on April 4.

"The Girls on the Bus" Rolling Onto Max on March 14

We are so excited that another new series filmed at our facilities will debut soon! The first two episodes of the political drama "The Girls on the Bus" will hit Max on March 14, followed by a new episode each week through May 9. The series draws inspiration from New York Times journalist Amy Chozick's 2018 book "Chasing Hillary," which chronicles her eight years spent reporting on Hillary Clinton's multiple presidential campaigns.

Melissa Benoist ("Supergirl") stars as Sadie McCarthy, a young writer who seeks to cover a presidential campaign like the reporters in Tim Crouse's 1973 non-fiction book "The Boys on the Bus." Carla Gugino ("The Haunting of Hill House"), Natasha Behnam ("Blake & Emily Get Famous"), and Christina Elmore ("Insecure") play three fellow journalists that McCarthy befriends on the campaign trail. Scott Foley ("Scandal"), Brandon Scott ("Dead to Me"), Mark Consuelos ("Riverdale"), Griffin Dunne ("This Is Us"), Leslie Fray ("Reacher"), and Tala Ashe ("DC's Legends of Tomorrow") will also have recurring roles on the show.

Election season begins March 14 on Max!

Critics Embrace "The Good Wife" Spin-off "Elsbeth"

Carrie Preston portrayed the quirky attorney Elsbeth Tascioni on both "The Good Wife" and its spin-off "The Good Fight" for a combined 13 seasons, and Broadway Stages was there for all of it. We are so excited that series creators Michelle and Robert King stuck with us for "Elsbeth," the latest addition to the franchise.

We are so pleased that the series, which debuted last month, has received plenty of positive attention from the press, including a writeup in The New York Times and great reviews in The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, Variety, and NPR's "Fresh Air."

Additionally, "Elsbeth" drew high ratings, raising viewership by 45% from the show in the same time slot a year ago ("CSI: Vegas"). It also topped the combined numbers of its NBC and ABC time slot competitors.

The new CBS series follows Tascioni as she leaves her legal career for a new investigative role working with NYPD Captain C.W. Wagner (Wendell Pierce) and Officer Kaya Blanke (Carra Patterson). Gloria Reuben ("The Equalizer") plays Wagner's wife in a recurring role, and guest stars include Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock"), Linda Lavin ("Alice"), Retta ("Parks and Recreation"), and Blair Underwood ("L.A. Law").

Preston recently appeared on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" to talk about the series and share some treats with the late-night talk show host.

We are so happy for Preston and the rest of the cast and crew and hope that "Elsbeth" finds as much success as its predecessors.

"Girls5Eva" Moving to Netflix on March 14

"Girls5Eva," a critically acclaimed comedy about a once popular '90s girl group attempting a comeback, ran for two seasons on Peacock then was canceled. Peacock's loss was Netflix's gain, as the show will return for its third season on a new network this week.

Created by Meredith Scardino and executive produced by Tina Fey, "Girls5eva" stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Busy Philipps as the girls (now grown women) hoping for another chance to make it big in the music industry.

When we last saw the girls in June of 2022, they were receiving devastating news from the "Property Brothers," Drew and Jonathan Scott. The girls had landed a deal with Property Records, the brothers' fictional label, earlier in the season, but in the finale they learned that they would not be opening for a hit group on its upcoming tour.

Following a skirmish between Gloria (Pell) and Drew in a newly renovated kitchen, the girls discover that one of their songs has gone viral, and they decide to fund their own tour. Fans have had to wait nearly two years to find out how the tour went, and now the wait is nearly over.

Be sure to log in to Netflix on March 14 when the first two seasons will become available to stream, and all six episodes of the new season will drop.

Disney+ Renews "Goosebumps" for a Second Season

"Goosebumps" will have an eight-episode second season, which will feature an entirely new cast and setting as the series adopts an anthology format reminiscent of "American Horror Story" and "True Detective." We are excited to provide facilities for the upcoming season of the spooky series based on R.L. Stine's popular teen horror book series of the same name.

Disney+ reports that the new season will revolve around teenage siblings who discover a threat within their home, setting off a chain of events that unravel a profound mystery. As they delve into the unknown, the duo find themselves entangled in the story of five teenagers who mysteriously vanished in 1994.

We will report updates when we find out more such as who will be joining the cast and when new episodes will be streaming.

Limited Series "Long Bright River" Adds Cast Members

Amanda Seyfried ("The Dropout") will executive produce and star in an adaptation of Liz Moore's New York Times bestseller "Long Bright River," which will stream on Peacock. The book centers on a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. After a series of murders in the neighborhood, she realizes that her personal history might be tied to the case.

Starring alongside Seyfried will be Nicholas Pinnock ("The Book of Clarence") as her former partner Truman Dawes. Ashleigh Cummings ("Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries"), Callum Vinson ("Chucky"), and John Doman ("The Wire") recently joined the production in undisclosed roles.

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